Northwest Ecuador trip report 2 nd 8 th June, 2008

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1 Northwest Ecuador trip report 2 nd 8 th June, 2008 Guide Charles Hesse Drivers Juan Carlos Cruz & Rodrigo Paz Participants Ed C. & Cathy B. Itinerary 2 nd June Yanacocha Reserve to Reserva Las Gralarias. 3 rd June Reserva Las Gralarias. 4 th June Bellavista area & Tandayapa Valley. 5 th June Refugio Paz de las Aves & Mirador Rio Blanco. 6 th June Mindo junction, Milpe reserve & Milpe Road. 7 th June Mindo junction & Silanche reserve.

2 8 th June Bellavista area & Tandayapa Valley. 2 nd June Yanacocha Reserve to Reserva Las Gralarias. We started the tour with a trip to Jocotoco Foundation s Yanacocha Reserve set up to protect one of the few remaining habitats for the critically endangered Blackbreasted Puffleg. Coming out of Quito we drove up past open field and Eucalyptus plantations until we reached some more natural looking scrub where we saw some common birds such as Sparkling Violet-ear, Cinereous Conebill, Black Flowerpiercer, Plain-colored Seedeater and Rufous-naped Brush-Finch. Even a Variable Hawk. There was some construction half way up so we had to take a detour along a very bad road which had some excellent birds like Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager and Black-crested Warblers. Once inside the reserve, we started birding along, seeing White-browed Spinetail, Crowned Chat-Tyrant, Brown-bellied Swallow, Black-chested Mountain- Tanager and Stripe-headed Brush-Finch. We finally came across a good mixed flock with Streaked Tuftedcheek, White-throated Tyrannulet, Rufous Wren, Spectacled Whitestart, Blue-backed Conebill and Superciliaried Hemispingus. The main attraction to the reserve though are the hummingbirds. On the first feeders we saw Buff-winged Starfrontlet and Tyrian Metaltail and one by one we added Shining Sunbeam, Mountain Velvetbreast, Great Sapphirewing, Sword-billed Hummingbird and Sapphire-vented & Golden-breasted Pufflegs. We even saw Masked & Glossy Flowerpiercers very close coming in to the feeders. We walked back along the trail to our vehicle where we had lunch before driving back down. With all the rain recently, there was a landslide on the old Nono-Mindo road so we had to take the new highway back towards Mindo and Reserva Las Gralarias where we were greeted by Jane and a nice warm dinner. 3 rd June Reserva Las Gralarias. After an early breakfast we started walking the trails in the reserve. We started off well by spotting a perched juvenile Hook-billed Kite and soon after inside the forest we spotted some Dark-backed Wood-Quails running through the forest. Then a beautiful male Orangebreasted Fruiteater. Other good birds we saw included Sickle-winged Guan, Plumbeous Pigeon, a female

3 Masked Trogon, a stunning Crimson-mantled Woodpecker, Green-and-black Fruiteater and Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch. We also had some flocks with birds like Red-faced Spinetail, Streaked Tuftedcheek, Pearled Treerunner, Lineated Foliage-gleaner, Montane Woodcreeper, White-tailed Tyrannulet, Flavescent, Cinnamon & Golden-crowned Flycatchers, Browncapped Vireo, Three-striped & Russet-crowned Warblers, Orange-bellied Euphonia, Beryl-spangled & Blue-capped Tanagers and Dusky Bush-Tanager. When we got back we spent some time at the hummingbird feeders and saw Green Violet-ear, Speckled Hummingbird, Empress & Fawn-breasted Brilliants, Brown Inca, Buff-tailed & Velvet-purple Coronets, Gorgeted Sunangel, Booted Racket-tail, Violet-tailed Sylph and Purple-throated Woodstar as well as Masked & White-sided Flowerpiercers. Bluewinged Mountain-Tanager also came in to feed on bananas. In the afternoon we took a walk along a trail on the other side and Ed spotted a Yellow-breasted Antpitta on the trail hopping away. We also saw Bright-rumped Attila and a female Andean Cock-of-the-rock. 4 th June Bellavista area & Tandayapa Valley. Today we were birding the famous Bellavista area and Tandayapa valley. Before we left we saw 2 Plain-breasted Hawks flying around near the guest house. We drove down Jane s bumpy road and up the old Nono-Mindo road at San Tadeo. The bottom of the road was alive with birds and we had Plumbeous Pigeon, Brown Inca, Velvet-purple Coronet, Violet-tailed Sylph, great views of Golden-headed Quetzal, Red-faced Spinetail, Smoke-colored Pewee, Cinnamon Flycatcher, Browncapped Vireo, Tropical Parula, Slate-throated Whitestart and Tricolored Brush-Finch. A little higher still we had an amazing tanager flock with Orangebellied Euphonia, Golden, Flame-faced, Goldennaped, Metallic-green, Black-capped, Blue-capped, Lemon-rumped & Fawn-breasted Tanagers and Bluewinged & Black-chinned Mountain-Tanagers. The day had got off to a fine start but with the blue skies it soon got very hot and quite quiet. We walked through the beautiful forest up at Bellavista and enjoyed some wonderful views. Even though it was quiet, we still managed to see Speckled Hummingbird, Buff-tailed Coronet, Gorgeted Sunangel, a female Masked Trogon, Crimson-mantled Woodpecker and a small flock with Streaked Tuftedcheek, Montane Woodcreeper, White-tailed Tyrannulet, Streaknecked & Cinnamon Flycatchers. Outside of the flocks we saw some other very attractive birds like Green-andblack Fruiteater, Turquoise Jay and Grass-green Tanager as well as the ever present Gray-breasted

4 Wood-Wren, Russet-crowned Warbler with a really beautiful song, Masked & White-sided Flowerpiercers, Beryl-spangled, Blue-and-black Tanagers, Dusky Bush-Tanager and Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch. Below Bellavista we past a small waterfall where we were lucky enough to see a pair of very attractive White-capped Dippers. As we drove down into the Tandayapa valley bird activity started to pick up a little and we saw Red-billed Parrot, many Green Violet-ears, Andean Emerald, more views of Golden-headed Quetzal, a nice Smokybrown Woodpecker and stunning male Red-headed Barbet. Lower down we saw Red-faced Spinetail, Black Phoebe, Golden-crowned Flycatcher, Tropical Parula, Black-winged Saltator, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, White-winged Brush-Finch. We definitely left the best birds until last. Near the bottom of the road we saw Wedge-billed Hummingbird and Whitewinged Tanager. Two seldom seen birds. Our driver Rodrigo said he knew where an active Black-andchestnut Eagle nest was. I was a little skeptical but when we arrived at the spot, we looked way up across the valley to a lone tree where there was a huge next with an adult perched next to it. We got great scope views and it was a terrific way to finish the day. 5 th June Refugio Paz de las Aves & Mirador Rio Blanco. After waking very early, we drove to Refugio Paz de las Aves where a local man named Angel Paz has tamed several rare and very difficult to see species. We walked down the steep trail in the dark and arrived at a blind from where we saw the spectacular display of the Andean Cock-of-the-rock. After this, we walked round to another blind where we were treated to close views of some spectacular fruiteating birds like Sickle-winged Guan, many Crimson-rumped Toucanets, Olivaceous Piha and Blue-winged & Black-chinned Mountain- Tanagers. After this we changed location to a seating area to which Angel brought out Maria the Giant Antpitta. This was one of the most difficult birds to see in the area before Angel lured them in to eat worms. Next we walked down to the river where we coaxed out Willie the Yellow-breasted Antpitta giving great views too. There were some hummingbird feeders on the way back to the house and we spent some time watching Green & Sparkling Violet-ears, Andean Emerald, Speckled Hummingbird, Empress & Fawn-breasted Brilliants, Buff-tailed & Velvet-purple Coronets, Booted Rackettail, Violet-tailed Sylph and Purple-throated Woodstar, all of which were familiar by now. We did however add 1 new species, the Purple-bibbed Whitetip.

5 We walked back up to the house where Rodrigo and Angel s wives had prepared an Ecuadorian style breakfast of bolones and empanadas for us. There was a nice view from the balcony from where we saw White-collared Swift and Yellow-faced Grassquit. We said goodbye to Angel and drove down the road stopping to see birds like Black Phoebe, Goldenrumped Euphonia and Yellow-bellied Siskin and a confusing juvenile Band-tailed Pigeon on the way. In the afternoon we visited a restaurant in the town of Los Bancos called Mirador Rio Blanco. Here they have good hummingbird feeders with many low elevation species that we hadn t seen yet. We saw White-necked Jacobin, Green Thorntail, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Andean Emerald and Green-crowned Brilliant. They also put out bananas which attracted Black-cheeked Woodpecker, Thick-billed & Orangebellied Euphonias, Golden, Silver-throated & Bluenecked Tanagers. In the nice gardens we saw Slaty Spinetail, Tropical Parula and Slate-throated Whitestart before heading back to the reserve. We got back a little early and had Ed and I had time to walk up the hill where we saw Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan and Red-billed Parrots. 6 th June Mindo junction, Milpe reserve & Milpe Road. Our first stop of the day was the junction to the town of Mindo where several birds come in to feed on moths in the early morning that are attracted to the street light at night. Here we saw Lineated & Buff-fronted Foliagegleaners, Streak-capped Treehunter, Strong-billed & Montane Woodcreepers, Streak-necked, Duskycapped & Golden-crowned Flycatchers, Browncapped Vireo, Sepia-brown Wren, Three-striped Warbler and Tricolored Brush-Finch. Our first Masked Water-Tyrants flew across the road nearby and we even heard the distinctive call of a Wattled Guan in the valley below. We carried on the highway another short distance and arrived at the Milpe road. We went straight to a known site for the rare Moss-backed Tanager. We caught a brief glimpse of this rare bird before it got chased away by another rare bird, the Plumbeous Hawk. In the same place we also saw well Pale-mandibled Aracari and Collared Trogon. We spent a while at the hummingbird feeders and picked up White-whiskered Hermit, Green Thorntail, Green-crowned Woodnymph, Andean Emerald and Green-crowned Brilliant. We walked down to the Clubwinged Manakin site but only managed to hear them calling. We carried on walking the trails and saw many good forest interior birds moving around in flocks. We

6 saw Olivaceous Piculet, Lineated, Scaly-throated & Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner, Plain-brown, Wedgebilled & Spotted Woodcreepers, Immaculate Antbird, Olive-striped, Tawny-breasted & Ornate Flycatchers, Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrants, Lesser Greenlet Slatethroated Whitestart and Choco Warbler. We also picked up some other birds seen in the more open areas, like: Swallow-tailed Kite, Ruddy Pigeon, Bronzewinged Parrot, Squirrel Cuckoo, White-collared & Gray-rumped Swifts. We ate our lunch watching the hummingbird feeders before driving further along the Milpe road. Here we added more birds including White-throated Crake, Choco Trogon, many Choco & Chestnut-mandibled Toucans at a fruiting tree, Golden-olive & Guayaquil Woodpeckers, Red-faced Spinetail, Pacific Antwren, Masked Water-Tyrant, Dusky-capped, Boat-billed & Rusty-margined Flycatchers, Cinnamon Becard, Golden-winged Manakin, White-thighed & Southern Rough-winged Swallows, Tropical Parula, Olivecrowned Yellowthroat and Yellow-tufted Dacnis. We saw some beautiful tanagers and finches during the day, like Golden, Flame-faced, Blue-necked, Bayheaded, Swallow, Ochre-breasted & White-lined Tanagers and Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager, Buffthroated & Black-winged Saltators, Variable & Yellow-bellied Seedeaters and Tricolored Brush- Finch. 7 th June Mindo junction & Silanche reserve. After another brief stop at the Mindo Junction we drove straight to Silanche. Another reserve run by the Mindo Cloud Forest foundation. One of the first stops was by an open area with a marshy area nearby. This was good for. Striated Heron, Pacific Parrotlet, Green Kingfisher, Pale-mandibled Aracari, Golden-olive Woodpecker, Bronze-winged Parrot, Striped Cuckoo, Whitecollared & Lesser Swallow-tailed Swifts. Next we crossed a humpback bridge over the river with Buffrumped Warbler. We also saw some insectivorous understory flocks with nice forest birds like Scalythroated Foliage-gleaner, Wedge-billed & Spotted Woodcreepers, Western Slaty-Antshrike, Dot-winged Antwren, Slaty-capped Flycatcher, Red-eyed Vireo and Lesser Greenlet. Other interesting birds we saw during the day were Double-toothed Kite, Purple-chested Hummingbird, Western White-tailed Trogon, Sooty-headed Tyrannulet, Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant, Cinnamon & One-colored Becards, White-bearded Manakin, Gray-breasted Martin, White-thighed & Southern Rough-winged Swallows, Tropical Parula, Blue &

7 Scarlet-thighed Dacnises, Guira, Blue-necked, Bayheaded Tanager, Buff-throated & Black-winged Saltators, Blue-black Grassquit, Lesser Seed-Finch, Variable & Yellow-bellied Seedeaters, Shiny Cowbird and Yellow-tailed Oriole. 8 th June Bellavista area & Tandayapa Valley. As we had missed several birds on our previous trip up, we decided to bird the Bellavista area and Tandayapa valley on the way back to Quito. Not all of us had seen the Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan which is one of the main targets in the area, so before setting off we walked up the hill again and finally got great views of a pair. Up at Bellavista we added several species we had missed last time, like Collared Inca, Booted Racket-tail, Lineated Foliage-gleaner, Streak-capped Treehunter, Sierran Elaenia, Barred Becard, Spectacled Whitestart and Capped Conebill. In the Tandayapa valley we saw many of the same birds again and added Sparkling Violet-ear, Tyrannine Woodcreeper and a nice White-winged Brush-Finch before reaching the bottom of the road and the highway back to Quito. We had a wonderful Northwest trip and totalled 259 species including 33 only heard. Trip list Little Tinamou Crypturellus soui Sh Striated Heron Butorides striata S Black Vulture Coragyps atratus G B R P S Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura T R M P S Hook-billed Kite Chondrohierax uncinatus G Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus P Double-toothed Kite Harpagus bidentatus S Plain-breasted Hawk Accipiter ventralis G Plumbeous Hawk Leucopternis plumbeus P Roadside Hawk Buteo magnirostris G P Variable Hawk Buteo polyosoma Y Black-and-chestnut Eagle Oroaetus isidori T American Kestrel Falco sparverius G Z Wattled Guan Aburria aburri Mh Sickle-winged Guan Chamaepetes goudotii G Z Dark-backed Wood-Quail Odontophorus melanonotus G Zh White-throated Crake Laterallus albigularis P Sh Rock Pigeon Columba livia P Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata Z Ruddy Pigeon Patagioenas subvinacea P Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea G B Dusky Pigeon Patagioenas goodsoni Sh Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata Y White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi G B White-throated Quail-Dove Geotrygon frenata Ph Maroon-tailed Parakeet Pyrrhura melanura Zh Ph Sh Pacific Parrotlet Forpus coelestis S Red-billed Parrot Pionus sordidus G B T Bronze-winged Parrot Pionus chalcopterus P S Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana P

8 Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani G P S Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia S Rufescent Screech-Owl Otus ingens Zh Mottled Owl Ciccaba virgata Gh Rufous-bellied Nighthawk Lurocalis rufiventris Gh White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris Z P S Gray-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris P Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis S White-whiskered Hermit Phaethornis yaruqui P S White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora R S Brown Violet-ear Colibri delphinae Th Green Violet-ear Colibri thalassinus G T Z Sparkling Violet-ear Colibri coruscans Y T Z Green Thorntail Discosura conversii R P Green-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania fannyi P Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl R M P Andean Emerald Agyrtria franciae T Z R P Purple-chested Hummingbird Polyerata rosenbergi S Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys G B Z Purple-bibbed Whitetip Urosticte benjamini Z Empress Brilliant Heliodoxa imperatrix G Z Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula R P Fawn-breasted Brilliant Heliodoxa rubinoides G Z Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis Y Mountain Velvetbreast Lafresnaya lafresnayi Y Great Sapphirewing Pterophanes cyanopterus Y Brown Inca Coeligena wilsoni G B Collared Inca Coeligena torquata B Buff-winged Starfrontlet Coeligena lutetiae Y Sword-billed Hummingbird Ensifera ensifera Y Buff-tailed Coronet Boissonneaua flavescens Y G B Z Velvet-purple Coronet Boissonneaua jardini G B Z Gorgeted Sunangel Heliangelus strophianus G B Sapphire-vented Puffleg Eriocnemis luciani Y Golden-breasted Puffleg Eriocnemis mosquera Y Booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii G B Z Tyrian Metaltail Metallura tyrianthina Y Violet-tailed Sylph Aglaiocercus coelestis G B Z Wedge-billed Hummingbird Augastes geoffroyi T Purple-throated Woodstar Calliphlox mitchellii G Z Golden-headed Quetzal Pharomachrus auriceps Gh B T Zh Choco Trogon Trogon comptus P Sh Western White-tailed Trogon Trogon chionurus Sh Collared Trogon Trogon collaris P Masked Trogon Trogon personatus G B Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana S Rufous Motmot Baryphthengus martii Sh Red-headed Barbet Eubucco bourcierii T Sh Toucan Barbet Semnornis ramphastinus Gh Bh Th Zh Crimson-rumped Toucanet Aulacorhynchus haematopygus Z Pale-mandibled Aracari Pteroglossus erythropygius P S Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan Andigena laminirostris G B Choco Toucan Ramphastos brevis P Chestnut-mandibled Toucan Ramphastos swainsonii P Olivaceous Piculet Picumnus olivaceus P Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Piculus rivolii Gh B Z Golden-olive Woodpecker Piculus rubiginosus P S Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani R Sh

9 Smoky-brown Woodpecker Veniliornis fumigatus T Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis P Powerful Woodpecker Campephilus pollens G Pacific Hornero Furnarius cinnamomeus R P S Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis azarae Y G Bh Zh Slaty Spinetail Synallaxis brachyura Gh R Ph Sh Rufous Spinetail Synallaxis unirufa Bh White-browed Spinetail Hellmayrea gularis Y Red-faced Spinetail Cranioleuca erythrops G T P Streaked Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii Y G B Pearled Treerunner Margarornis squamiger G Lineated Foliage-gleaner Syndactyla subalaris G B Zh M P Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner Anabacerthia variegaticeps P S Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner Philydor rufus M P Streak-capped Treehunter Thripadectes virgaticeps Gh B M Tyrannine Woodcreeper Dendrocincla tyrannina T Plain-brown Woodcreeper Dendrocincla fuliginosa P Wedge-billed Woodcreeper Glyphorynchus spirurus P S Strong-billed Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus Gh Bh Zh M Spotted Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus erythropygius P S Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger G B M Western Slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus atrinucha S Pacific Antwren Myrmotherula pacifica P Dot-winged Antwren Microrhopias quixensis S Immaculate Antbird Myrmeciza immaculata P Chestnut-backed Antbird Myrmeciza exsul Ph Sh Black-headed Antthrush Formicarius nigricapillus Sh Giant Antpitta Grallaria gigantea Z Moustached Antpitta Grallaria alleni Gh Chestnut-crowned Antpitta Grallaria ruficapilla Yh Bh Yellow-breasted Antpitta Grallaria flavotincta G Bh Z Mh Rufous Antpitta Grallaria rufula Yh Tawny Antpitta Grallaria quitensis Yh Nariño Tapaculo Scytalopus vicinior Gh Bh Zh Spillman's Tapaculo Scytalopus spillmanni Gh Bh Zh Blackish Tapaculo Scytalopus latrans Yh Ocellated Tapaculo Acropternis orthonyx Bh Sooty-headed Tyrannulet Phyllomyias griseiceps Ph S Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet Tyrannulus elatus P Sierran Elaenia Elaenia pallatangae B White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys Y White-tailed Tyrannulet Mecocerculus poecilocercus G B Z Streak-necked Flycatcher Mionectes striaticollis B M Olive-striped Flycatcher Mionectes olivaceus P Slaty-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon superciliaris S Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant Pogonotriccus ophthalmicus P Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant Lophotriccus pileatus Ph S Ornate Flycatcher Myiotriccus ornatus P Tawny-breasted Flycatcher Myiobius villosus P Flavescent Flycatcher Myiophobus flavicans G Bh Cinnamon Flycatcher Pyrrhomyias cinnamomea G B Smoke-colored Pewee Contopus fumigatus Gh B Z Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans T Z Crowned Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca frontalis Y Yellow-bellied Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca diadema Bh Masked Water-Tyrant Fluvicola nengeta M P Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus G Sh Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer M P Sh

10 Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua P Sh Rusty-margined Flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis P Sh Golden-crowned Flycatcher Myiodynastes chrysocephalus G T Zh M Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus T R P S Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor B Cinnamon Becard Pachyramphus cinnamomeus B P S One-colored Becard Pachyramphus homochrous S Barred Fruiteater Pipreola arcuata Yh Green-and-black Fruiteater Pipreola riefferii G B Orange-breasted Fruiteater Pipreola jucunda G Olivaceous Piha Snowornis cryptolophus Z Purple-throated Fruitcrow Querula purpurata Sh Andean Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruviana G Z Golden-winged Manakin Masius chrysopterus P White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus Ph S Club-winged Manakin Machaeropterus deliciosus Ph Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa B Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus P S Brown-capped Vireo Vireo leucophrys G B M Lesser Greenlet Hylophilus decurtatus P S Andean Solitaire Myadestes ralloides Gh Bh Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus fuscater Gh Bh Great Thrush Turdus fuscater Y B Glossy-black Thrush Turdus serranus Gh White-capped Dipper Cinclus leucocephalus B Gray-breasted Martin Progne chalybea S Brown-bellied Swallow Notiochelidon murina Y Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca G B T Z M P White-thighed Swallow Neochelidon tibialis P S Southern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis Z P S Band-backed Wren Campylorhynchus zonatus Sh Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa Y Sepia-brown Wren Cinnycerthia olivascens Bh M Bay Wren Thryothorus nigricapillus Ph Plain-tailed Wren Thryothorus euophrys Bh House Wren Troglodytes aedon G Bh Z M White-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucosticta Ph Gray-breasted Wood-Wren Henicorhina leucophrys G B Zh Southern Nightingale-Wren Microcerculus marginatus Ph Sh Tropical Parula Parula pitiayumi B T Z R P S Olive-crowned Yellowthroat Geothlypis semiflava G P Sh Slate-throated Whitestart Myioborus miniatus B T R M P Spectacled Whitestart Myioborus melanocephalus Y B Black-crested Warbler Basileuterus nigrocristatus Y Choco Warbler Basileuterus chlorophrys P Three-striped Warbler Basileuterus tristriatus G M Russet-crowned Warbler Basileuterus coronatus G B T Buff-rumped Warbler Basileuterus fulvicauda S Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana S Yellow-tufted Dacnis Dacnis egregia P Scarlet-thighed Dacnis Dacnis venusta S Cinereous Conebill Conirostrum cinereum Y Blue-backed Conebill Conirostrum sitticolor Y Capped Conebill Conirostrum albifrons G B Masked Flowerpiercer Diglossa cyanea Y G B Glossy Flowerpiercer Diglossa lafresnayii Y Black Flowerpiercer Diglossa humeralis Y White-sided Flowerpiercer Diglossa albilatera G B

11 Guira Tanager Hemithraupis guira S Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota B Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris R Golden-rumped Euphonia Euphonia cyanocephala Z Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster G B Z R P Orange-crowned Euphonia Euphonia saturata Sh Golden Tanager Tangara arthus B Z R P Silver-throated Tanager Tangara icterocephala Z R Flame-faced Tanager Tangara parzudakii B P Golden-naped Tanager Tangara ruficervix B Metallic-green Tanager Tangara labradorides B Beryl-spangled Tanager Tangara nigroviridis G B Blue-and-black Tanager Tangara vassorii B Black-capped Tanager Tangara heinei B T Blue-necked Tanager Tangara cyanicollis R P S Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola P S Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus igniventris Y Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus somptuosus G B T Z Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus notabilis B Z Black-chested Mountain-Tanager Buthraupis eximia Y Moss-backed Tanager Bangsia edwardsi P Grass-green Tanager Chlorornis riefferii B Swallow-Tanager Tersina viridis P Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus Z R P S Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum P Blue-capped Tanager Thraupis cyanocephala G B Lemon-rumped Tanager Ramphocelus icteronotus B R M P S White-winged Tanager Piranga leucoptera T Ochre-breasted Tanager Chlorothraupis stolzmanni P White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus P Tawny-crested Tanager Tachyphonus delatrii Sh Dusky Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus semifuscus G B M P Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus flavigularis P Superciliaried Hemispingus Hemispingus superciliaris Y Buff-throated Saltator Saltator maximus P S Black-winged Saltator Saltator atripennis T Zh P S Slate-colored Grosbeak Saltator grossus Ph Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina S Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivacea Z Lesser Seed-Finch Oryzoborus angolensis S Variable Seedeater Sporophila corvina P S Yellow-bellied Seedeater Sporophila nigricollis G T Z P S Plain-colored Seedeater Catamenia inornata Y Pale-naped Brush-Finch Atlapetes pallidinucha Y Rufous-naped Brush-Finch Atlapetes latinuchus Y Tricolored Brush-Finch Atlapetes tricolor B M P White-winged Brush-Finch Atlapetes leucopterus T Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch Buarremon brunneinucha G B Stripe-headed Brush-Finch Buarremon torquatus Y Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis Y G B Z M Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis S Scrub Blackbird Dives warszewiczi R Yellow-tailed Oriole Icterus mesomelas S Yellow-bellied Siskin Carduelis xanthogastra Z House Sparrow Passer domesticus R Total 259sp including 33sp only heard.

12 Key: Y Yanacocha G Reserva Las Gralarias B Bellavista area T Tandayapa valley Z Refugio Paz de las Aves R Mirador Rio Blanco M Mindo junction P Miope reserve S Silanche reserve h Heard only